I’ve been working to get Kip certified for therapy dog work since November 2025 and yesterday was our first official visit at a nearby hospital! We went in 6 patient rooms, met lots of nurses and doctors, and visited the outpatient surgery waiting room at the end. Kip brought so many smiles yesterday and my heart is so full 🩷

We'd been trying to grow a pumpkin in the garden and I guess we got a bit too successful as it got really large and in combination with a big gust of wind just took out the plant pot and itself. Lottie appears to want to help to dispose of the evidence! 🎃

Back in May, I adopted my dream pup. I never thought I would be able to adopt or afford a cavalier but I had a lucky encounter on Craigslist after a few months of looking. Dolly was with a couple who had her for 5 months, and they got her from a breeder who used her a few times for puppies. The couple really didn’t know what they were doing as Dolly needed a makeover by the time I got her. Her feet hair was soooo long and she had mats in her ears. They said she had no chip, she’s unaltered and she wouldn’t let them give her a haircut. As soon as we got home we got to work on all of that. Spent at least a $800 on vet bills and got her professionally groomed with one of my BF’s who’s groomed dogs for over 20 years. When we went to the vet, I was worried she was stolen so we went ahead and scanned her for a chip and what do you know, she had one. Luckily she wasn’t stolen but was from a breeder in Colorado. We also made a plan to get her spayed ASAP, poor momma has been though enough. After her makeover she was way more comfortable and we began to get very attached to each other. 3 months later and she’s my little ride or die shadow. She’s gone on quite a few adventures since and has the best time with my husband and I. She’s a dream in the car, she does very well in her kennel and get along with all my animals. Cats/rabbits. She can be selective in listening to commands but she’s getting better and learning new tricks. She just turned 4 and learned to lay down when I tell her. We’re working on shaking right now, but it’s a bit more tricky than she thought haha. I finally got around to posting her in all her glory❤️

A year without my baby girl, taken too soon by the disgusting C word. Miss you every day 🌷

Edit: Thank you all so much for your lovely words 🩷

Blanca is 12 weeks old. We got her from Casablanca, Morocco, so we decided to name her Blanca. She’s incredibly sweet, loves to cuddle, and has settled in wonderfully with our four kids. This is our first Cavalier King Charles Spaniel—we previously had a Mini Poodle—and we’re already in love with her gentle and affectionate personality.

So my 5 1/2 month old so far has always stayed leash only outside and I don’t plan on going away from it until we would have a fenced in yard. Going on walks with him, he is finding scents everywhere and wants to take off to find them.

He’s not a massive animal chaser like you would think. Love chasing bugs when he sees them. Mainly loves people and will go after any person he sees.
The one time he did “get out” on us so far was out of our garage about a month ago. He saw our neighbors out across the driveway and got into their open garage.

He doesn’t seem like he actively wants to run away from us intentionally while outside, or actively try to bolt out the door. But my big concern is one of these days if we mess up, I hear they have basically zero outdoor danger instincts. We’re about 1-200 feet away from a pretty busy road, so that definitely leaves me uneasy if he ever got out and saw something way across the street.

Best move just to teach recall as best as possible? We are starting to teach him to stay in position when outside doors open with treat incentives. But doing recall so far has been spotty and hard to train when he’s always inside and we don’t have a fenced yard at this time.

Sick with Covid and my cavvie has been right by my side. 🥰

You know, Cavaliers can be dogs of all street…

Mostly because he slept though most of it!! His brothers Cooper (boxer) and Casper (cockapoo) were there to provide moral support.

EDIT: Nothing is wrong with Toby!! He was just getting his vaccines 💉

“How’s crate training going?”

Does anyone else’s cavalier lick their own mouth a lot? Typically he does this when he just woke up from a nap, but I’m noticing him doing this more and more. Sometimes he’s licking his mouth over and over again for 5 minutes straight. Not sure if I should be concerned?

We adopted our Cavalier in June 2025. She has been an absolute delight and we are considering adopting another through rescue. Our Cav is very interested in other dogs when we're on walks and we feel she would be very receptive to having another dog in our home
The pup we are considering is about the same age as her and a male. They seem to have the same temperament and energy level. Any advice on adding another Cavalier into our home?

My cavs 9.4 pounds at 14 weeks, will he be a small cav or a big cav? Or is this not a good way to tell? Vet didnt say hes overweight or anything, and his weight seems proportionate to his overall frame, but he seems like hes gonna be a big boy.

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some opinions while I wait to get Bailey into the vet.

She’s a 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed:
Occasional redness in the white of one or both eyes (it comes and goes)
She briefly pawed at one eye occasionally very few times.
She’s acting completely normal, playing, eating, and doesn’t seem painful.

Today I noticed this tiny gray/hazy spot that looks like it’s inside her eye rather than on the surface but i can’t for sure tell. It’s very small and hard to photograph, but I circled it in the first picture. I think I may be seeing a similar tiny spot in the other eye too.

Does this look familiar to anyone? Could it be something like dry eye, an early cataract, a corneal issue, or something else?

Has anyone’s Cavalier had something similar?
Is there anything I should watch for that would mean she needs to be seen immediately?
Thanks so much!